GameObject.GetComponentInParent

Parameters

Description

Returns the component of Type type in the GameObject or any of its parents.

Recurses upwards till it finds a valid component. Returns null if no component found. Only component on active Game Objects are returned.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class GetComponentInParentExample : MonoBehaviour
{
	// Disable the spring on the first HingeJoint component found on any parent object

	void Start( )
	{
		HingeJoint hinge = gameObject.GetComponentInParent( typeof(HingeJoint) ) as HingeJoint;

		if( hinge != null )
			hinge.useSpring = false;
	}
}

Description

Returns the component <T> in the GameObject or any of its parents.

Recurses upwards till it finds a valid component. Returns null if no component found. Only component on active Game Objects are returned.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class GetComponentInParentExample : MonoBehaviour
{
	// Disable the spring on the first HingeJoint component found on any parent object

	void Start( )
	{
		HingeJoint hinge = gameObject.GetComponentInParent<HingeJoint>( );

		if( hinge != null )
			hinge.useSpring = false;
	}
}